Air Corps Gunnery School Tapestries

This is an exact, and meticulously detailed reproduction of the Historic Air Corps Gunnery School T-Shirt that was worn by Corporal Alexander Le Gerda on the Cover of Life Magazine in July of 1942. This iconic design helped to popularise the Graphic T-Shirt, and was issued to GI's attending the Air Corps Gunnery School in Las Vegas Nevada during WWII. The design was originally printed on a White T-shirt.

A distressed reproduction of the very first graphic tee, featured in a 1942 issue of LIFE magazine!

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In October 1940, Maj. David Schlatter, of the U.S. Army Air Corps, surveyed several areas in Utah, Arizona and Nevada looking for a site to locate the first flexible aerial gunnery school. He was particularly interested in Nevada since about 90 percent of the area north, northwest and northeast of Las Vegas was desert wasteland. On Jan. 25, 1941, Las Vegas Mayor John L. Russell signed over the property to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps for the development of the flexible gunnery school. The mission of the new school, the Las Vegas Army Air Corps Gunnery School (located on the new Las Vegas Army Air Field), was defined as "training of aerial gunners to the degree of proficiency that will qualify them for combat duty."

Perfect for Army Air Corps veterans, war gamers, helicopter model kit builders and military aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Army Air Corps gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Perfect for Army Air Corps veterans, war gamers, helicopter model kit builders and military aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Army Air Corps gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Perfect for Army Air Corps veterans, war gamers, helicopter model kit builders and military aviation enthusiasts. Also makes a cool Army Air Corps gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Vintage Las Vegas Army Air Field Gunnery School Horned Toad Mascot

Perfect for paratroopers, 664 Para Squadron veterans and British military history enthusiasts. Also makes a cool No. 664 Squadron AAC gift at Christmas and birthdays.

An exact and meticulously accurate reproduction of the Historic Air Corps Gunnery School T that was worn by Corporal Alexander Le Gerda on the Cover of Life Magazine in July of 1942. This iconic design helped to popularize and launch the Graphic T,

The Army Air Corps were looking for a perfect location for a training base since the ’30s and ultimately found it in Las Vegas, Nevada. The initial base was nothing but a dirt runaway, but after a complete buildup, the base was officially opened in 1941 when the first unit – the 79th Air Base Group – arrived there. The base population doubled within a month, representing a fulminating start. By the time of the attacks over Pearl Harbor, the base hosted not more than 27 planes. Almost 1000 troops – both co-pilots and gunnery experts – graduated from the base at every 5 weeks.